Sean Astin to voice Shazam in Justice League: War

Sean Astin will voice superhero Shazam (formerly known as Captain Marvel) in the animated movie "Justice League: War," which released for home video in February 4, 2014. Other voices include Jason O'Mara as Batman, Alan Tudyk as Superman.

The world is under attack by alien species led by Darkseid. Batman and Green Lantern must gather a group of superheroes and form the Justice League to defend Earth. Source

You can here a bit of Sean's voice at 5:30 in the video here.

Update: There will be a red carpet premiere in NYC on January 21, 2014.

Sean gets some encouragement from voice director Andrea Romano!

Disneyland 1/2 Marathon Weekend Pt 5/6: Videos

Sean talked about Inspiration to several audiences. Here he addresses the runDisney Meetup attendees, talking about beginning running with his middle daughter Elizabeth, and what inspired her.



On Saturday, Sean gave his Inspiration talk for the second time. He confided there were "big improvements" over his previous day. Here is Saturday's talk in four parts. Thank you Kris and Mindy Przeor!

Disneyland 1/2 Marathon Weekend Pt 4/6: 5K and 10K

Sean Astin ran both the 5K and 10K Disneyland races on Saturday August 31. It was not easy logistically! No sooner did he finish one race than he had to hustle back over to the Start line for the second. His time for the 5K (self-timed) was 28:17, 9:06 miles/minute pace, and his official time for the 10K was 57:55, 9:19 pace.

But first, the best photo of the weekend!
Sean leaps for joy on leaving Sleeping Beauty's Castle during the 10K.

Another holiday movie coming up for Sean Astin!

This one is for Halloween!

Andy is a young scientist who can't keep from blowing things up. When his dad sticks him on the football team to keep him out of trouble, he's soon miserable… and sore. Determined to win the science fair, which is the same day as the Halloween football game, he ditches practice and ends up at the house of Doctor Frankenstein. There he encounters Frankenstein's monster, who is young, strong, and green. He prefers the name "Frank" and loves football. Frank and Andy come up with a scheme, Frank will trade places with Andy on the team, while Andy uses the doctor's lab under Frank's guidance. The only problem is that Andy ends up creating a real monster that threatens to destroy the town. It's up to Frank and Andy to work together and save the day! "A Monsterous Holiday" comes to DVD and VOD October 15. 

There is currently no information on what role Sean voices.

Update September 13: The 45 minute feature has been picked up by the Cartoon Network, and an image has been released. Source

Source | Preorder on Amazon

Disneyland 1/2 Marathon Weekend Pt 3/6: ESPN Zone

On Friday evening, Sean Astin hung out at the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney for a meet and greet with fans, including some #run3rd captains!

Sean Astin signs #run3d patches for captains Dawnley and Tracy Burwell.

Disneyland 1/2 Marathon Weekend Pt 2/6: Expo

On both Friday and Saturday afternoon, Sean gave a talk at the Disneyland Half Marathon Expo on "Inspiration." The full video of Friday's talk is at the below. (Thank you Leah Gutierrez!)

Sean is weighed down by all his runDisney medals!

The stage was flanked by banners, one for a documentary Sean is planning, and one for his #run3rd Twitter campaign.

Disneyland 1/2 Marathon Weekend Pt 1/6: Meetup

Sean Astin spent most of Labor Day weekend at Disneyland, participating in a plethora of events, including: a Friday morning runDisney meetup with 2 mile run, a talk on Inspiration at the Expo Friday and Saturday afternoon, a meet and greet at ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney Friday evening, both a 5K and 10K on Saturday, and the Half Marathon on Sunday. Plus he spent some time enjoying the rides and restaurants of Disneyland!

Here are many pics from Friday's runDisney meetup, which included a 2 mile run through the park, brief talks by the notables, and breakfast.

Sean with the White Rabbit, Alice, Mad Hatter and other friends. Click for larger version.

Sean, Tara Gidus (Diet Diva), Ali Vincent and Joey Fatone (N'Sync)

Sean Astin in "The Santa Switch" this Thanksgiving

Sean Astin stars as an elf in a business suit in the upcoming Hallmark Channel holiday movie "The Santa Switch." The movie also stars Ethan Erickson, Ann Dudek and Annie Thurman.

Christmas has never been good for Dan and this year is especially rough, his business has gone under and his divorce will become final in the New Year. But, when a mysterious man named Kris gives Dan the gift of being Santa this year, he finds himself with new powers which he tries to use to win his family back. 

The movie premieres Saturday, December 7, 8pm ET/PT.


Sources: here and here and the IMDB listing here.